Cancer

T-DXd in Early HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Recent approvals of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; Enhertu) in early HER2-positive breast cancer have created new questions about its optimal use in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings. MedPage Today brought together three...
'The Pitt' Actor's Cancer Diagnosis; New HHS Research Plans; Madonna Reveals Injury
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Comedian and actor Moshe Kasher, who appeared as a sign language intrepreter in episodes of "The Pitt," said he underwent surgery for early oropharyngeal cancer...
CIN2 Lesions May Not Need Immediate Treatment
(MedPage Today) -- Delaying treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) wasn't linked to increased cancer risk at 3 years and may reduce unnecessary excisions compared with immediate treatment, an observational emulation target...
Multicomponent Test Tops PSA for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers
(MedPage Today) -- A multicomponent blood-based biomarker test that combines prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with additional plasma protein biomarkers, a polygenic risk score, and clinical variables identified more clinically significant prostate...
More Data Back Teclistamab for Autoimmune Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Prospects are growing that an approved, off-the-shelf drug can rescue patients with certain ultra-refractory autoimmune diseases, a pair of new reports suggest. Among 18 patients with various autoimmune conditions treated with...
More Americans Are Surviving Cancer. But the Mental Health Challenges Can Persist.
(MedPage Today) -- The cancer diagnosis came as a shock, disrupting Morgan Newman's plans for launching her life. It was 2015, and she was working as a dental assistant in Des Moines, Iowa, while studying to become a social worker. After an abnormal...
Tennessee Pharmacies Sell Potent Ivermectin Pushed by Anti-Vaccine Doctor
(MedPage Today) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Four years ago, Tennessee became the first state to allow adults to buy the antiparasitic drug ivermectin from a pharmacy without first seeing a doctor. Pharmacies can use a pre-written, blanket prescription...
Booze and Pancreatic Cancer Risk; From 'Hospice' to 'Hope'; Gen Z-ers Skip Screening
(MedPage Today) -- A new study showed a "dose response risk relationship" between alcohol consumption and pancreatic cancer. (International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research) Brain tumors diagnosed in 11 nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital...
Triplet Could Become a New Standard in Tough-to-Treat CLL
(MedPage Today) -- Fixed-duration therapy with pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) and rituximab improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to interim...
Hospital's Brain Tumor Cluster; Princess's Lung Transplant; Plastic Surgery Deaths
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Brain tumors diagnosed in 11 nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in suburban Boston were not caused by any exposures to chemicals, radiation, or anything else at...